대답

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 對答, from 對 (“answering”) + 答 (“answering”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)da̠p̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)da̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)답/데(ː)답]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daedap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daedab
McCune–Reischauer?	taedap
Yale Romanization?	tāytap

Noun

대답 • (daedap) (hanja 對答)

1. answer; response

   Synonyms: 답변(答辯) (dapbyeon, “reply”), 응답(應答) (eungdap, “response”)

Derived terms

• 대답하다 (daedaphada, “to answer”)